Debby Ryan News, Pictures, and Videos

The 24-year-old actress took to Instagram today (September 15) to open up about what the Australian film means to her.

“My new movie Rip Tide is out,” she wrote. “It’s about how social media can make you want to go literally as far from your life as possible. It’s about grief, profound lingering grief and how, even though we’re all healing from different things, none of us has to heal alone.”

“It’s about the family you have and the family you make. It’s about letting the ocean wash over you and run through you. It’s about identity, doing things that scare you, understanding your past and defining your own future. Go see it, Australia. Tag someone to watch it with.”

Debby joins others for the vid, which has the theme of #IWasMadeFor, inspired by Jessica Morris‘ book “When Hope Speaks”.

The book says “Stay and find out what you were made for. You are not a failure. You are not irreparably broken. Step forward now, crawl if you must, into a grace that shines light into the shadows of your soul. You are safe here. In fact, this is home.”

Still, even with the difficulties that face women, Debby Ryan is trying to focus on the positive aspects to being a modern-day actress.

“It’s a really cool time in the industry to be a woman,” the 24-year-old Insatiable actress told Rolling Stone of her experiences, “It’s really cool to [read a script] and not just be someone’s girlfriend or daughter.”

She also spoke about transitioning from her Disney years, and how finding more adult roles gave her a “real fresh start.”

“The best part in the years since we ended [Jessie] has been being able to walk through a couple doors that have been open, and then bang down some that were closed because people saw me with mouse ears. I got a real fresh start. Being a big deal in one specific world still does give you a bit of anonymity throughout the rest of the industry.”

We’re glad that she doesn’t feel her past roles are holding her back, and we can’t wait to see what projects she does next!